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THE RAP-MUSIC PARADOX

I love, revere, and respect women. So how can I listen to music that demeans them?

HOW I THREW MY FIRST PUNCH

After a lifetime of running from confrontation, I took up boxing at age 40. In the ring, I finally discovered what it was like to deliver a blow and to take a few on the chin myself.

THE SECOND COMING OF THE POLITICAL CONVENTION

For the first time in decades, at both the Republican and Democratic national conventions this summer, we're at risk of honest-to-God politics breaking out

the BEST BARS in AMERICA 2024

SOMETIMES YOU JUST WANT TO SETTLE IN.

SCary good

Known for disappearing into his roles, Bill Skarsgård captivated audiences by transforming himself into a terrifying clown in It and a ruthless villain in John Wick. But he went even deeper to create the revenge-driven killer in this summer’s reimagining of The Crow and the monster in December’s Nosferatu.  By Madison Vain Photographs by Norman Jean Roy Styling

IN JUDGMENT OF DONALD TRUMP

He may never face justice for his most serious offenses. But the everyday prosecutors who've won clear verdicts against him have exposed Trump as the unfit citizen he truly is.

TRAVEL GETS LIT

Book butlers! Curated libraries! Custom cruises! Literary-themed vacations are the hot new trend in tourism.

RED ALERT

Dior’s asymmetrical, angular Chiffre Rouge watch is back and as bold as ever

The Undeniable Joel Kim Booster

The actor, comedian, and writer has hit his career sweet spot: not \"widely reviled on the Internet yet\" but high on the authentic power of making people laugh.

Angling for the Big Fish That Breaks Hearts

People fall in love with Patagonia for many reasons. The breathtaking landscape. The gauchos. The Malbec For me it was the thrill of fly-fishing in a mountain stream near the bottom the world. On my latest trip would I finally hook that elusive trout worthy of my majestic surroundings? By David Coggins

SHOES FOR GETTING WEIRD

The Rick Owens sneakers that remind Christopher Fenimore, the photographer behind the popular Five Fits series on Esquire.com, of a stranger time in his life

MAC DADDY

You need the simple, streamlined mackintosh coat in your spring rotation

Shawn Fain Is Done Making Nice

The combative new president of the United Auto Workers has emerged as the strongest voice in a resurgent labor movement in America

Game Time for Grown-ups

My most meaningful form of self-help right now involves an afternoon of Skee-Ball, Super Shot, Pac-Man, and a double-pepperoni flatbread from the Shareables menu—all punched into my Dave Buster’s Power Card

EVERY THING MEANS SOME THING WHAT IT'S LIKE BEING ROBERT DOWNEY JR.

Last night he came downstairs around bedtime and didn't see either of them.

A Colossal Jacket

For years, I admired an elusive graffiti writer. Now I have his work on my Schott Perfecto.

What Really Happened to Baby Christina?

Twenty-six years ago, Barton McNeil called 911 to report that his three-year-old daughter had died in the night. It was the worst thing that could ever happen to any parent. Then a new nightmare began.

Kingsley Ben-Adir Makes It Look Easy

KINGSLEY BEN-ADIR IS HITTING HIS VAPE AT THE CLIP THAT MOST people sip beer, telling me a story about smoking weed on the way to Dave Chappelle's house.(\"I fucking nearly whited, man. I was on the tour-bus van, heading down to the party, and I had to put my feet up in the air to get blood back into my head.\")

Rev

To one America, he has long been a beacon of the civil-rights movement the man met Dr. King! To another, he was a loudmouth in a tracksuit, surrounded by controversy and shady friends the man knows Don King, too. Pulitzer Prize winner Mitchell S. Jackson tailed AI Sharpton around the country to find out why he keeps going, what he's still doing, and where his place in history will be.

TRUE GRIT

Long before he was Elvis, Austin Butler proved he had the mettle to make it in Hollywood. Now he's back with two buzzy projects-Masters of the Air and Dune: Part Two-and a burning ambition that prompts the question: Is he the next great movie star?

THE NEW RULES OF SUITING UP

The man in the gray flannel suit is long gone.

THIN IS IN

At just 6.9mm thick, Bulgari's new Octo Finissimo watch blends Swiss precision with thoroughly Italian aesthetics

IN THE BAG

Louis Vuitton’s updated Speedy carryall isn’t just a revelation—it’s a revolution

The Chef Who Believes He Can Change the World

What kind of sustainable, delicious, healthy foods will we be dining on when climate change wreaks havoc on the planet? Pierre Thiam has a bold solution (and it includes beer).

Billie Joe Armstrong – What I've learned

Billie Joe Armstrong, lead singer and guitarist of Green Day; 51; Oakland, California

My mid-life crisis

After 40, most of us start to panic about what we have (or haven't) accomplished. Me? I'm learning that there's more to life than being a famous writer.

Andrew Haigh Will Wreck You

After you see his new film, All of Us Strangers, the writer-director expects you'll want to "think about some things"about yourself, about your relationships, about your family

The Talented Mr. Kravitz

As he prepares to drop his first album in more than five years, with a massive tour to follow, the rock and style icon talks candidly about family, faith, sex, love, and legacy

An Italian Icon Takes America

Designer Massimo Piombo gets his style cues from all over the world. Now his affordable Piombo collection has finally landed stateside.

Can I Still Be a Patriot?

It used to be so simple to proclaim love for your country. Now it takes some work.